Pericoronal Follicles of Asymptomatic Impacted Teeth: A Radiographic, Histomorphologic, and Immunohistochemical Study

Table 1

Histopathological findings in the epithelial and mesenchymatic components of 140 pericoronal follicles divided in NPF and HPF.

Component	NPF		HPF
	N: 127		N: 13
	n	%	n	%
Epithelial
Reduced enamel epithelium	78	61.4	6	46.2
Squamous metaplasia	17	13.4	4	30.8
Cystic epithelium	15	11.8	3	23.0
Absent	17	13.4	0	0
Mesenchymatic
Dense connective tissue	101	79.5	11	84.6
Loose connective tissue	26	20.5	2	15.4
Presenting inflammation	58	45.7	10	76.9
Epithelial islands	118	92.9	13	100
Dystrophic calcifications	24	18.9	4	30.8